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Through Filipino surrealism and meta-criticism or contextualized examination of personality and individualism during China's Cultural Revolution, take an immersive journey through the works of influential Asian authors of the last ten years as selected by Culture Trip's Rich Francis.

The books mentioned in the London Review of Books podcast: Medieval Beginnings

National Public Radio's 29 best historical fiction books of 2020 as aggregated by Rose Friedman, Petra Mayer, Beth Novey, and Meghan Sullivan with Executive Producer Ellen Silva.

In 2011, NPR set out to make a list of what their listeners believed to be the best science fiction and fantasy books ever written. More than 5,000 people nominated books, then over 60,000 people voted on the best ones. This list is highlights the most popular books voted by NPR readers across these two genres.

NPR conducted a poll for listeners' favorite science fiction and fantasy books released between 2011 and 2021. A panel of judges then went through the results and selected the top 50 books spanning both genres.

From celestial wars to multi-dimensional unrest to freedom-fighting immortals, these are the best fantasy book selections of 2021 by Pan Macmillan.

This list contains Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, autobiography, and memoir by American authors from 1918 to 2021. The Pulitzer Prizes and Fellowships were established in Columbia University by Joseph Pulitzer. Prizes are awarded by the University on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board and are announced in Spring. Nominees are organized into 22 categories across journalism, books, drama and music.

This list contains Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction since the Fiction Prize's inception in 1948. The Pulitzer Prizes and Fellowships were established in Columbia University by Joseph Pulitzer. Prizes are awarded by the University on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board and are announced in Spring. Nominees are organized into 22 categories across journalism, books, drama and music.

Stripe partners with millions of the world’s most innovative businesses. These businesses are the result of many different inputs. Perhaps the most important ingredient is “ideas.”

Stripe Press highlights ideas that we think can be broadly useful. Some books contain entirely new material, some are collections of existing work reimagined, and others are republications of previous works that have remained relevant over time or have renewed relevance today.

From Einstein's quantum theory to human evolution and beyond—this list includes science books that tap into a universe of knowledge as collected by New Scientist's Simon Ings.

Time Magazine called upon top fantasy authors (e.g., N.K. Jemisin, Neil Gaiman, Sabaa Tahir, Tomi Edeyemi, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Cassandra Clare, and Marlon James) to collect the most influential works of fantasy fiction in chronological order starting in the 9th century A.D.

Satiate your curiosity and escape while learning a little something along the way. These are Time's 100 must-read books of 2020 as collected by Andrew R. Chow, Eliana Dockterman, Mahita Gajanan, Annabel Gutterman, Suyin Haynes, Nate Hopper, Cady Lang and Lucas Wittmann.

WIRED's team has summoned some of the strangest creatures in the most fantastic worlds in this list of the best fantasy books everyone should read.

Book Riot's Vernieda Vergara collected some of the most influential manga series from the 1970s through today like the birth of Akira Toriyama's genre-defining Dragon Ball, Hajime Isayama's post-apocalyptic epic tale of heroism and man-eating giants, and Naoko Takeuchi's Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon that launched magical girls into the future. This list also runs the gamut of LGBTQ+ romance, fantasy, historical, horror, and everything in between.

Authors including Pico Iyer, Julia Phillips, and Imbolo Mbue et al gathered their favorite travel reads that will inspire, inform, and explore. Books included on this list—some old, some new—may have changed the way cultures, places, or people were considered in the past and may be considered in the future.

The New York Times' Book critics far and wide have selected the top best memoirs published since 1969.

These stories take place in worlds similar to ours with magical elements that blue the lines between fantasy and reality. Their characters must first conquer their own demons before they can conquer any others.

Creativity can flourish if fed by curiosity, self-motivation, and a thirst for knowledge. Below is a treasure trove of brilliant books for creatives as gathered by Lifehack's Tayyab Babar.

The prize has been awarded each year since 1969 to the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland.